Al-A'raaf 7:34
The Heights · ayah 34 of 206
وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌۭ ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةًۭ ۖ وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ
Walikulli ommatin ajalun fa-itha jaaajaluhum la yasta/khiroona saAAatan walayastaqdimoon
"And for every nation is a [specified] term. So when their time has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it]."
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"There is a time set for every people: they cannot hasten it, nor, when it comes, will they be able to delay it for a single moment."
Pickthall (classic)+
"And every nation hath its term, and when its term cometh, they cannot put it off an hour nor yet advance (it)."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"To every people is a term appointed: when their term is reached, not an hour can they cause delay, nor (an hour) can they advance (it in anticipation)."